Extending the Discourse on Developmental Appropriateness: A Developmental Perspective.

Walsh, Daniel J.

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ERIC Number: EJ441902

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Extending the Discourse on Developmental Appropriateness: A Developmental Perspective.

Walsh, Daniel J.

Early Education and Development, v2 n2 p109-19 Apr 1991

Argues for expanding the present discourse on developmental appropriateness on the grounds that this discourse assumes consensus about child development; is premised on a suspect notion of broad, universal stages; and ignores alternative perspectives on learning and development and the relationship between the two. (LB)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Sociology, Learning Theories, Piagetian Theory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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